Category Archives: Montréal public art

Corridart; Charney’s Oeuvre Going Up & Coming Down

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Taylor C. Noakes

Found this video on the CCA’s YouTube Channel, a film n’ funk track I feel is somewhat representative of experimental documentary film from mid-1970s Canada. It shows the construction and demolition of Melvin Charney’s primary installation for Corridart, the cultural … Continue reading →

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Raine Maida’s Cold Winds of Montréal

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Taylor C. Noakes

I’m not 100% sold on it, but heard it the other day and thought, what the hell, let’s post it. I discovered it was featured in what I can only describe as an overly dramatic Hockey Night in Canada intro … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Montréal Museums and Major Cultural Institutions

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Taylor C. Noakes

I took in the recent Impressionism exhibit at the MMFA on closing day – always an exciting time to visit a museum, even if it is chocked-full of the dilettantes and bridge & tunnel types of our local cultural community. … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare in Cabot Square

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Taylor C. Noakes

Cabot Square in the Fall – not my work How fortunate my mistake. I was originally supposed to see Repercussion Theatre’s production of The Taming of the Shrew in Verdun, but had mixed-up the dates. Seeing how few dates were … Continue reading →

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Expo 67 happened 45 years ago; could we do it again?

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Taylor C. Noakes

Though of poor quality, this is still an exceptional photograph of Expo 67, specifically Place des Nations – fully operational as it was intended. You’ll notice there doesn’t seem to be anything going on in the square, and yet people … Continue reading →

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Please Mr. Mayor, I want some more… public art.

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

So I’m a big fan of the Art Nouveau style, especially the works of Czech artist and interior decorator Alfons Maria Mucha. So as you might imagine, I was quite impressed when my brother told me about a new mural … Continue reading →

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